Legal Terms and Definitions

Glossary of Legal Terms

Delinquency The commission of an illegal act by a juvenile Negligence Failure to exercise the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise in the same circumstances. Agent one who has authority to act for another Indeterminate sentence An indefinite sentence of imprisonment, within a specified range (e.g. "5 to life") with the Board of Pardons later determining the exact term to be served. Bail bond an obligation signed by the defendant, with sureties, to secure his/her presence in court; Docket A brief entry or the book containing such entries of any proceeding in court. Warrant A written order issued and signed by a judge or magistrate which allows the police to search a place and seize specified items found there (search warrant), or to arrest or detain a specified person (arrest warrant Parent Infant Trauma Syndrome (P.I.T.S.) See Battered Child Syndrome

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